Hypocrisy and Integrity (häftad)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
214
Utgivningsdatum
1997-06-01
Upplaga
2nd ed.
Utmärkelser
Winner of North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award 1998
Förlag
University of Chicago Press
Dimensioner
228 x 152 x 19 mm
Vikt
430 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780226305820

Hypocrisy and Integrity

Machiavelli, Rousseau and the Ethics of Politics

av Ruth W Grant
Inbunden,  Engelska, 1997-06-01
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Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores the full range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, who both recognized that the irrationalities of human behaviour made totally honest and rational politics impossible, the book examines the ethical dilemmas experienced by politicians. It shows that the tasks of the politician - building coalitions among conflicting interests, uniting groups with a basic mistrust of one another - cannot be accomplished while remaining inflexibly attached to principle. Clarifying the differences between idealism and fanaticism, moderation and rationalization, this study seeks to uncover the moral limits of compromise and reveal new standards of ethical judgement.
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Ruth W. Grant is professor of political science and philosophy and senior fellow in the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. She is the author of John Locke's Liberalism and Hypocrisy and Integrity: Machiavelli, Rousseau and the Ethics of Politics, the latter of which received the best book award from the North American Society for Political Philosophy in 1997. She is also the editor of Naming Evil, Judging Evil and In Search of Goodness.

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Acknowledgments Abbreviations Ch. 1: Introduction Ch. 2: Machiavelli and the Case for Hypocrisy Ch. 3: Moliere, Rousseau, and the Ideal of Integrity Ch. 4: Rousseau's Political Ethics: Integrity, Prudence, and Deception Ch. 5: Rousseau's Political Ethics: Corruption, Dependence, and Vanity Ch. 6: Conclusion Works cited Index

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